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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

A Year After Alexis Nelson's Disappearance, Husband Charged with Murder | Crime Alert 05.22.26

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

While Alexis Nelson's body has not been found, her husband is now charged with her murder. Former conversion therapy proponent accused of trying to meet a 14-year-old boy for sex. An ominous phone call revealed a kidnapping and execution plot in Chicago. Sydney Silvagni reports.  

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0:00.0

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0:03.4

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0:05.4

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0:07.5

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0:09.0

I'm Sidney.

0:10.7

A chilling investigation out of Wisconsin has culminated in a major arrest

0:14.9

more than a year after a woman vanished without a trace,

0:18.2

leaving a trail of disturbing behavioral patterns and forensic evidence.

0:22.5

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office announced that 43-year-old Aaron Nelson was taken into custody

0:27.1

on Monday, May 18th. The Dodge County District Attorney's Office has officially hit Nelson

0:32.3

with heavy charges, including first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse.

0:40.3

Although prosecutors are moving forward with a murder case,

0:42.7

authorities admit that the body of his wife,

0:46.1

42-year-old Alexis Nelson, has still not been found.

0:49.3

Nelson is currently being held in the Dodge County Jail on a staggering $1 million cash bond,

0:51.9

with a court appearance scheduled for May 28th. Officials added there withholding

0:56.1

additional details out of respect for the family and the ongoing integrity of the judicial process.

1:01.8

As reported by local news outlet WISC, Alexis Nelson was last seen alive in May of 2025. Behind closed doors,

1:09.9

prosecutors allege a history of volatile domestic abuse,

1:13.4

noting that Alexis had previously filed a restraining order against her husband following an alleged

1:18.1

domestic incident. A neighbor who lived near the couple's Beaver Dam apartment spoke with WITI

1:23.7

for calling frequent intense arguments echoing from the home before Alexis disappeared.

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